Addressing Tripura’s indigeneity concerns
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Addressing Tripura’s indigeneity concerns

Hindustan Times  

The tripartite accord in Tripura is a face-saver for the Tipra Motha, whose leader Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma has been on a hunger strike. The Centre, the state government and Tipra Motha have agreed to constitute a joint working committee to resolve various contentious issues, including land rights, identity, language, and culture. Debbarma, a scion of the Tripura royal family and a former state Congress chief, launched the Tipra Motha claiming that mainstream political parties had compromised the interests of the local population. The Left, which dominated Tripura for nearly four decades, subsumed concerns about tribal identity and agency within its class politics, which also led to the rise of a short-lived insurgency.

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I believe tripartite agreement will fulfil aspirations of tribals: Tripura CM Manik Saha
9 months, 2 weeks ago

I believe tripartite agreement will fulfil aspirations of tribals: Tripura CM Manik Saha

New Indian Express  

Highlighting the issues raised by TIPRA Motha relating to the history, land and political rights, economic development, identity, culture and language of the indigenous tribals, Saha said it was agreed that they would be resolved through dialogues. “I believe the tripartite agreement will fulfil the aspirations of the tribals. He said TIPRA Motha had raised the issues and drew the …

TIPRA elated after signing tripartite agreement to address tribal issues in Tripura
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TIPRA elated after signing tripartite agreement to address tribal issues in Tripura

The Hindu  

The government of India, the government of Tripura, and the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance signed a tripartite agreement on March 2 to address the issues faced by the indigenous people of Tripura, who make up 33% of the population. The agreement was signed by TIPRA founder and royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, party President Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl and …

MHA, Tripura Govt, TIPRA Motha sign tripartite agreement to address tribal community grievances
9 months, 3 weeks ago

MHA, Tripura Govt, TIPRA Motha sign tripartite agreement to address tribal community grievances

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Tripura Government and Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance have signed a tripartite agreement to address the grievances of the tribal community. Explained | The demand for a Greater Tipraland by the TIPRA Motha “TIPRA Motha and all tribal parties have played a constructive role and BJP government in Tripura also worked sincerely towards this agreement.” …

Tripura tribal party to block highway for Constitutional solution
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tripura tribal party to block highway for Constitutional solution

The Hindu  

Members of the Tipra Motha Party, Tripura’s main Opposition party, are scheduled to block National Highway 8 — the State’s lifeline — on Wednesday to protest the Centre’s delay in providing constitutional solutions to the issues of the indigenous communities. Mr. Debbarma, who returned to the State’s capital Agartala on Monday night after a meeting with Home Ministry officials in …

Tripura's Greater Tipraland demand: Deprivation or political mileage?
1 year ago

Tripura's Greater Tipraland demand: Deprivation or political mileage?

Hindustan Times  

The Left Front, which was in power from 1978 to 2018 blamed the erstwhile royals for depriving the indigenous people during their rule that only ended in 1949 after a merger agreement with India. Recently, Tripura’s opposition party TIPRA Motha held discussions on the development of the indigenous community with the ministry of home affairs’ advisor on Northeast, AK Mishra. …

Tripura’s royal scion meets CM Manik Saha, discusses TTAADC development issues
1 year, 1 month ago

Tripura’s royal scion meets CM Manik Saha, discusses TTAADC development issues

Hindustan Times  

Tripura’s principal opposition TIPRA Motha party’s founder and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarm on Friday met chief minister Manik Saha at the Civil Secretariat to discuss the development of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council and other issues. Tripura’s royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarma met with Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday The meeting comes less …

Tripura: 'Keep you egos aside...'- Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma tells party workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Tripura: 'Keep you egos aside...'- Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma tells party workers

India TV News  

Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Tuesday said he does not want to do politics on issues related to the people of Tripura. " Now I appeal to you please keep you egos aside for some months and support our movement"," said Debbarma. Pradyot shot fame after his party won 13 states in the Tripura Assembly elections 2023. …

Day After Amit Shah-Debbarma Meet, Tripura CM Manik Saha Says Govt Will Never Support 'Greater Tipraland' Demand
1 year, 9 months ago

Day After Amit Shah-Debbarma Meet, Tripura CM Manik Saha Says Govt Will Never Support 'Greater Tipraland' Demand

ABP News  

New Delhi: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday made it clear that the BJP-led government will never support demand like 'Tipraland' or 'Greater Tipraland' as he said that the BJP-IPFT government will work on the vision document unveiled by the party's national president before the 2023 Assembly elections. No decision of appointing an interlocutor was taken in the meeting …

Amit Shah discusses Tripura tribal areas issues with Tipra Motha chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Amit Shah discusses Tripura tribal areas issues with Tipra Motha chief

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 8 held discussions with Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, in the presence of BJP president J.P. Nadda, over various issues faced by the indigenous people of Tripura, a senior leader of the saffron party said. Mr. Debbarma, in a Facebook post, said the Union Home Minister has started the process for a …

Won’t be part of govt until constitutional demands are met: TIPRA Motha chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Won’t be part of govt until constitutional demands are met: TIPRA Motha chief

Hindustan Times  

Royal scion and TIPRA Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma on Tuesday said his party will not be a part of the government without getting constitutional solution for the welfare of tribals in Tripura. “If we become part of the government without giving anything to the community, it will be similar what the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura did in 2018. …

Explained | The demand for a Greater Tipraland by the TIPRA Motha
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | The demand for a Greater Tipraland by the TIPRA Motha

The Hindu  

The story so far: The newest political party in Tripura, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance Motha, floated in 2019 by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, the son of Tripura’s last king, has created a flutter with its demand for a Greater Tipraland. Greater Tipraland is the core ideological demand of the TIPRA Motha. On the face of it, the demand …

INTERVIEW | Pradyot Manikya Debbarman on Tripura Assembly election: ‘BJP did not give me anything in writing’
1 year, 10 months ago

INTERVIEW | Pradyot Manikya Debbarman on Tripura Assembly election: ‘BJP did not give me anything in writing’

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST In less than two years, Pradyot Manikya Debbarman’s Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance Motha party has emerged as the most dominant indigenous party in Tripura’s tribal belt. After forming the party in 2021, Debbarman, with his call for a separate State of Greater Tipraland, swept the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous …

Triangular in Tripura: The Hindu Editorial on the TIPRA Motha factor in the Assembly polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Triangular in Tripura: The Hindu Editorial on the TIPRA Motha factor in the Assembly polls

The Hindu  

If it was the rapid rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party that changed the political landscape of Tripura in 2018, the buzz now, five years later, is around the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance Motha, a regional party floated by former royalty Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, after leaving the Congress. The Motha, which is contesting 42 seats, is expected to …

Tipra Motha bats for LGBTQ+ rights - The Hindu
1 year, 10 months ago

Tipra Motha bats for LGBTQ+ rights - The Hindu

The Hindu  

AGARTALA The Tipra Motha, Tripura’s newest local party, has vowed to ensure “equal respect and opportunities” for the LGBTQ+ community in the State. Releasing the party’s election manifesto on February 4, Tipra Motha chairperson and royal scion, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma claimed his is the only party that has included the rights of the “most discriminated” community in a declaration. …

Anti-CAA resolution among Tipra Motha poll promises
1 year, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA resolution among Tipra Motha poll promises

The Hindu  

AGARTALA A resolution against the “discriminatory” Citizenship Act of 2019 was among 15 missions the Tipra Motha spelt out in its manifesto released on Saturday for the February 16 Tripura elections. The regional party headed by the State’s royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma also affirmed to stand by its core demand of a “permanent constitutional solution for the indigenous …

Tripura: Development, Tribal Welfare Will Be BJP's Poll Planks for Polls, Says CM Manik Saha
1 year, 10 months ago

Tripura: Development, Tribal Welfare Will Be BJP's Poll Planks for Polls, Says CM Manik Saha

News 18  

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Thursday said development with a special focus on the overall upliftment of indigenous people will the main poll plank of the BJP-IPFT combine in the ensuing election to the north-eastern state’s assembly. In an interview to PTI, he also decried the `Greater Tipraland’ demand espoused by rival Tipra Motha party floated by the scion of …

Tripura polls | Tipra Motha will not ally with anyone: Pradyot Manikya Debbarma
1 year, 10 months ago

Tripura polls | Tipra Motha will not ally with anyone: Pradyot Manikya Debbarma

The Hindu  

Ending days of speculation, Pradyot Manikya Debbarma -- chief of Tripura’s tribal party Tipra Motha -- announced on Friday that his party would not be allying with any formation ahead of next month’s Assembly elections, without a written assurance accepting their demand for Greater Tipraland. ‘Carve out separate State’ The demand for Greater Tipraland includes the region under the Tripura …

Tripura regional party chairman Pradyot Kishore Debbarman rules out defection in TIPRA
2 years, 1 month ago

Tripura regional party chairman Pradyot Kishore Debbarman rules out defection in TIPRA

The Hindu  

Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, chairman of Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance which has emerged as a strong regional party in Tripura, has ruled out the possibility of any defection in his party. The royal scion said he was fighting for the rights of indigenous people and not to grab power, and the ranks of the party would never compromise with the …

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